descloizite

See also: Descloizite

English

Etymology

Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1817-1897), French mineralogist, +‎ -ite.

Noun

descloizite (plural descloizites)

1. (mineralogy) A rare orthorhombic mineral consisting of basic lead and zinc vanadate, isomorphous with olivenite.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Descloizite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “descloizite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.